Case Series: Report of the First Two Human Indigenous Cases of Cryptococcus gattii Infection in Eastern Canada.
Mycopathologia
; 183(2): 399-406, 2018 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
We report the two first cases of human C. gattii meningoencephalitis acquired on the Canadian east coast, from the province of Quebec. Unlike C. neoformans, C. gattii is not known to have an established ecological niche on the North American east coast. C. gattii has recently been responsible for major outbreaks in British Columbia, Canada, and in the American pacific northwest. However, no human cases acquired in other Canadian provinces have been reported to our knowledge. The source of acquisition remains unclear for both patients but since neither had traveled outside of the province of Quebec, we discuss the possibilities of environmental and animal-associated acquisition, as well as the possible established endemicity in new areas. These cases add to the growing reported human and animal cases in areas previously not thought to be endemic for C. gattii.
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Assunto principal:
Meningite Criptocócica
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Cryptococcus gattii
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Meningoencefalite
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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America do norte
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En
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2018
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Article